EQUINE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTRE
Established 1987

Ron and Dinah Fleming

Knightwood Equine Training and Education Centre is owned by Ron and Dinah Fleming whose combined skills provide an all-inclusive equine education service for the horse, rider and handler.

RON’S expertise in overcoming riding and handling issues in the young and/or complex horse enables the rider to unlock the learning potential and build new partnerships with their horse.  Ron’s unique ability to gain a horse’ trust, confidence and attentiveness is based on the innate principles of equine herd behaviour. 

Ron has over 30 years experience in equine education, training and breeding in both thoroughbred racing and equestrian industries.  As a race horse trainer Ron notched up many metropolitan wins before specialising in equine education as the principal lecturer in Equine Studies, at Bentley Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Western Australia.  

Ron’s field of expertise includes:

Training, educating and re-educating horses under saddle;
Establishing ground manners;
Float loading;
Teaching a horse to lunge & long rein;
Provision of expert advice in horse purchasing;
Educating and handling working stallions to cover mares;
Consultant in ‘best practice’ horse property development
and management.

Ron also offers demonstrations in safe methods of ground handling and training, he lectures and provides advice in horse health, management and understanding of equine herd behaviour. 

DINAH is an experienced and highly qualified horse rider, who offers coaching to those who share in the passion and seek excellence to achieve both personal training and competition goals.

Throughout her career in a variety of disciplines and competitions Dinah’s highest accolade to date has been to represent Australia and Western Australia in Three Day Eventing and Showjumping - winning team gold medals on each occasion in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Australia. 

As an NCAS (EFA) Level 2 General Coach (accredited 1982), a qualified high school teacher and achieving the BHSAI certificate Dinah offers private and group tuition in dressage and jumping. Dinah is also a Pony Club coach and visiting coach to other clubs. 

Dinah’s coaching style is along classical lines of dressage and jumping.  She has an enthusiastic, quiet yet disciplined teaching style and specialises in: 

Coaching elite young riders in dressage and jumping;
Teaching rider skills to school the young and/or uneducated horse;
Enhancing adult rider horse training skills;
Teaching the safe, correct lunging technique to achieve self carriage and balance of the horse;
Preparing Pony Club candidates in riding, horse mastership and stable management.

Knightwood Equine Training and Education Centre is located in the popular wine growing region of the Swan Valley approximately 40 minutes from Perth. Irrigated pasture and an abundance of eucalyptus shade provide an attractive, cool and tranquil horse training environment.  Pasture management and horse rotation is a key feature in maintaining this quality venue. 

Knightwood facilities include an 800metre track, 30mx70m floodlit schooling arena, a pine post and rail round yard, brick stable barn and five acres of irrigated pasture within the sixteen acre property. 
 

FOR COACHING, TRAINING & LECTURE ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT DINAH OR RON:
Phone: 08 9296 1516
Email: knightwood@westnet.com.au
 Or write to:
KNIGHTWOOD EQUINE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTRE
 48 MOORE ROAD
HERNE HILL WA 6056